Happy Birthday Mom!
Today is my beautiful mom’s 50th birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAMA!
Happy Birthday to my best friend, whose caring heart and unconditional love knows no bounds. YOU”RE THE BEST!
I hope your day is as wonderful as you are. Can’t wait to celebrate tonight 
Love you mom!
I Walk So I Can Run
Woke up this morning in need of a bit of caffeine.
Nothing says good morning like a Christmas mug in the middle of summer 
Lately I have been hooked on vanilla almond milk and cinnamon in my coffee. It gets a little frothy and it’s such a good pick-me-up in the morning. However, I downed a big cup the other day before I had my interview and noticed my hands were jumpy when I went to go shake hands with the Director I interviewed with. Buzz Buzz Buzz–coffee never fails to get me a little jittery
I also had a sweet and tangy cup of Siggi’s, a greek-like yogurt called skyr, that I found on sale ($1.00!) in Target. The paper cup just looked cool and it’s only 100 calories, so I had to try it.
orange and ginger?! YUM!
thick and creamy with chunks of ginger
I loved the little hints of orange but the ginger was strong and a little overwhelming. I also picked up a vanilla flavor, so maybe that will be a little better.
WALKING SO I CAN RUN
Yesterday I set out for a jog around 12:00pm and whew was that a bad idea. With the sun high above me, I got just one mile in and realized my arms were beginning to burn and my mouth felt dehydrated. Note to self: running outside in the summer requires lots of pre-run water and mucho sunscreen!
Because of final exams and graduation craziness, I had not been running my usually 2-3 miles on the treadmill after I finished my first 5K in early May. I figured I could just pick up running when I got home for the summer. Well after running for only 5 minutes yesterday, I realized my stamina had decreased significantly. So here is the pyramid of intervals I ran/walked in order to keep me going:
- Slow jog warm up (5 min.)
- 1 min jog/1 min. power walk (10 min.)
- 15 sec. sprint/45 sec. walk (15 min)
- 1 min./ 1 min. power walk (10 min.)
- Slow jog (5 min.)
Running is a tough sport to keep up with, but it is something I actually enjoy once I can get the hang of it. I found this great article in Women’s Health about how to Run for Weight Loss and it gives you a running program to follow for beginner and intermediate runners. Right up my alley!
Well, I’m off to run my intervals for today
TGIF!
xoxo, Kath
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Mamacita
Yesterday I was the eating-out-celebration queen. Before I taught swim lessons for the day, I met Chelsea at Pho Real–a neat Vietnamese restaurant that specializes in serving Pho. Chels is about to head off to her summer internship in DC, so we met up for a lunch date one last time before she takes off.
Good luck in DC, Chels!
I got chicken pho. I love that the broth is light and oniony–and I can add as many bean sprouts and squirts of lime as my little heart desires (which is a lot…) Plus, there is something so wonderful about slurping noodles. Am I right?!
Mamacita is almost 50!
My mom’s 50th birthday is coming up on Saturday, so last night Kyle’s family surprised my mom with a little dinner party at Cabos, one of our favorite Mexican canitnas in Charlotte.
First thing’s first, what’s a party without margaritas?
I munched on copious amounts of chips and salsa, and ordered a spicy chipotle burrito that gave my tastebuds a little kick. But the best part of the night happened just after the restaurant’s lights cut off–we thought there was a power outage, until we heard the stampede of waiters clapping, honking a horn, and carrying this little fireball (literally) to my pretty mama.
The waiter said “Drink up, mamacita!!”
It was a shot of who-knows-what that they lit on fire as the waiters sang happy birthday. My mom was a little confused on how to take it…so they handed her a straw and told her to have at it.
She drank it like a trooper and said it tasted like coffee
What a wonderful way to celebrate my mama–it was such a fun night!
I am a huge fan of birthdays, so I can’t wait to celebrate my mom’s big 50 on Saturday!!
How do you like to celebrate birthdays? Are you a partier or do yo like to keep your birthday low key?
I’m off to see if I can run a 5 miler. 100 miles, here I come!
xoxo,
K
I’m a Food Stories Nominee!
It’s always a good morning when you wake up to a face full of fur
blurry because all she wants to do is lick my cheek. oh, slobbery puppy kisses.
One of my favorite things about being home is getting to see my pretty puppies. This is Belle. She is our little border collie-mix that we rescued.
And this is her big sister Zoe, a long haired chihuahua. She’s actually not big at all….Zoe is an over-weight 7 pounds.
such a lazy princess!
When Belle is not crawling into my bed to wake me up, she likes to beat Zoe up by waving her favorite stuffed monkey toy in Zoe’s face. Zoe hates this, and tried to get away from crazy Belle by perching up on the sofa cushions. Well Belle caught on…and decided to make the sofa cushions her perch, too. Belle doesn’t realize she’s 8x Zoe’s size. I think Belle thinks she’s a Chihuahua. She’s definitely a nut—so we get along great
“Look! I can sit on sofa’s, too!!!!!!”
NEAT-O
Yesterday I was nominated by Erin at Recimplicity for the Food Stories Award in Excellence in Story Telling. Thanks Erin! Erin and I began food blogging around the same time and we share a passion for healthy eating and fitness. Not to mention she was my favorite roomie at UNC.
A requirement for this nomination is that I share a random fact about myself.
I HATE RAW TOMATOES AND MAYO.
If the only food left in this world were tomatoes and mayo, I would die a sad death. I can’t stand the texture of raw tomatoes–the slimy, squishy-ness freaks me out (but oddly I love ketchup and spaghetti sauce!). And just starring at a jar of mayo triggers my gag reflex. I’m a goof, I know. There has only been one time I willingly ate mayo. It was the first time visiting my boyfriend’s house and his mom made us chicken salad sandwiches. It took all of my strength to eat just half the sandwich. I had to plan it out—so I decided to try to conquer the sandwich in two bites. I scarfed the sandwich so quickly, I’m not sure I even chewed. I tried to only let the bread touch my tongue, and drank lots of water to wash it down. That’s real love right there. Kyle, I hope you’re reading this! Eating mayo = true love
I also want to nominate a few of my fav foodies for this wonderful award!
Nikki at Life After Swimming
Nicole at Nicoliander Kitchen
Vicky at MenubyVicky
Jill at Eating as a Path to Yoga
Love these blogs–check them out!
Have a wonderful Wednesday!
xoxox,
Kath
